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S 1075 112th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Bank accounts, deposits, capital Consumer credit Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Judicial review and appeals Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Terrorism

A bill to provide judicial review of National Security Letters.

Introduced: May 25, 2011 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits an officer or employee of the United States from issuing a national security letter under specified provisions of the federal criminal code, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, or the National Security Act of 1947 unless: (1) the letter is submitted to a designated judge of the court established under specified provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and (2) such judge issues an order finding that a warrant could be issued under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to search for and seize the information sought to be obtained in such a letter.

What's happening now May 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1075: A bill to provide judicial review of National Security Letters.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1075/
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"S. 1075: A bill to provide judicial review of National Security Letters.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1075/.
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S. 1075, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1075/.
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